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17.08.2026

CYPRUS SOCIETY

13:08

Chrystalla Kyriakou: The heroic mother of three missing children

A 52-year-old family tragedy resulting from the Turkish invasion and occupation

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August 19, 1974. Time stood still for Chrystalla Kyriakou Potamou. The heroic mother from Kato Deryneia. On that day, Turkish soldiers snatched her three children right from her arms: five-year-old Andreas and her twin daughters, Maria and Kika. The two girls turned three that day. They have been missing ever since.

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